Once a month, a select group of friends and I get together for a late night poker session. It’s a great opportunity to catch up, have a few drinks, eat some junk food and win some money. The motley crew of players vary in their skill set and poker experience. Dave has honed his skills […]
For the folks who have just stepped into the Android development, it is imperative for you to get familiarized with the most frequent developing mistakes that newbies often encounter. Though the Android framework is not that complex, but its learning ropes might entangle you and trap you in the very beginning of your career. To […]
Dulux Visualizer App Dulux has joined the app generation and created a program that lets you virtually paint your walls, without a tester pot or even a brush required. Paint swatches and rooms that didn’t look the colour you expected after a fresh coat of paint may soon be a thing of the past if […]
Over all these years, television has been considered as the key source of entertainment for people of all age groups. With a variety of programs being aired on numerous television channels, it often becomes confusing for the viewers to make a choice. With the inception of smartphones, it has become feasible for television lovers to […]
Given the higher frequency of our interaction with devices and phones, there is strong case for smarter mode to transfer data. Be at office or in social circles there is always some information, file, picture, or even video that you need to get across to your device or from yours to that of others. Often […]
Google is actively targeting the gaming market, and wants to take the top spot from Apple’s iOS system. Historically, many games have been created first on iOS, and were only ported to Google’s Android platform later. Sometimes this depended on achieving some level of success on iOS first, and in some cases, game developers have […]
The BBC has reported that Google, the search engine giant, has purchased significant portions of Green Throttle Games, a California company that makes gaming peripherals. While Google did not purchase the entire company, they did confirm that they bought elements of the firm for an undisclosed amount, and two of the company’s co-founders will be […]
How much is gadgetry worth, and how far are you willing to balance notions of ethics? These are two questions irregular to a gadget lover, but considering the price of two recent gadgets, the $279 Narrative Clip and $399 Autographer, and (perhaps) unnoticeable size of both ‘spyware’ gadgets, maybe not so. Smaller and Better The […]
So you’ve decided to buy a smartphone. If you want an iPhone your choices are pretty simple – do you want the 5C, the 5S, or would you prefer an older model? When purchasing an Android phone, life’s not so easy. Android is an open source operating system used on dozens of phones, tablets and […]
Let us begin with defining the term BYOD. It means ‘bring your own device’ and it’s not just a vital element for users, it’s also a necessity for a lot of businesses out there. BYOD helps companies save up, yet in spite of all the possibilities there are still some issues that must be surpassed. […]
Is It Worth the Download? As we know, the android app market is flourishing. Though, there are various app development platforms in the market, yet android has occupied the top position with maximum number of users downloading apps made for android devices. Besides, even developers are preferring android the platform for developing the apps, as […]
The last time I played a Rayman game was on Playstation 2 and whilst it was a solid platformer I don’t remember it being amazing. More recently, I have heard a lot of chatter regarding Rayman Origins and Legends praising its humor and its level design so I decided to enter this limbless world and […]
If there are children in your house, it’s a good bet that they’re frequently attached to some type of mobile device. Whether it’s all their own or one that they “borrow” from an older sibling or parent, many kids can happily kill several hours (or a whole day) playing a wide variety of mobile apps. […]
When I first purchased a smartphone and realised I could play games on it I spent a long time trying to acquire all sorts of emulators and apps to allow me to play some of my favourite titles from my youth – from Dungeon Keeper to Syndicate, Mario Kart to Banjoo Kazooie. What I soon […]
It’s not every day you find a good pinball game and being in a pinball craze lately, I’ve wanted to find an app that would give me the feeling of an actual machine, without me wasting a ton of quarters. War Pinball HD was my first choice, as it seemed the one to have the […]
One of the top-selling paid for mobile games, Minecraft Pocket Edition brings the game of Minecraft to the iOS and Android, without extra survival features like redstone and rail systems. Overall though, it pretty much is the original game of building a virtual, well, anything you want, in a sandbox environment. And while the app […]
Sometimes, simple is best. Take away the quests, the story, and just add some jumping. Literally. That’s Doodle Jump’s main goal; to jump as high as you possible can. There’s nothing fancy about it; you get a cute little doodle jumper and you jump as high as you can go. Well, it’s not that easy. […]
Namco Bandai made a very smart move recently; releasing a Tamagotchi app for smartphones. For any child of the 90s, they will fondly remember their Tamagotchi (or DigiPet, or any other number of brands) that they cared for. In fact the craze was so big, schools have to ban them from the classrooms. And now, […]
Sometimes mobile games don’t have the best staying power. They are built, after all, to entertain for short periods of time. And because they can be repetitive, they become brief fixations before you find yourself deleting them from your phone a month or two later. But one game that has serious staying power and a […]